ATAN IS THE TARGET when pil
grims flood the streets of Mina for
Sthe stoning of the pillars (above).
According to Islamic tradition,
Abraham was ordered by Allah to sacrifice
his son Ishmael (not, Muslims say, the
younger son, Isaac, as the Bible relates it).
Thrice Satan tempted the boy to flee and
Abraham to desist, and each time, at the
sites marked by pillars, the devil was an
swered with stones. Satisfied with this dis
play of faith, Allah provided a ram for the
sacrifice.
Testifying to their struggle against evil,
pilgrims reenact the event (top, right).
Each must cast at least 49 pebbles at the
three pillars during the three-day rite. To
make the pillars accessible to more people,
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